The Nightmare Never Ends
Mini-story 1 - Prolouge
A calloused hand fell on his shoulder, and he looked up into the face of his mentor. Gohan wore a mask of sadness, one that formed after so many years of watching death and destruction…Trunks knew it well, and he had seen such a look in his own face many times. A dull pain coursed through his muscles from their latest training session, but it was nothing like the deep cut in his heart, created by a continuous battle with enemies far stronger than him. He thought of himself as completely useless, and surely Gohan didn't need a little kid like him tagging along…but he had to help. He couldn't just sit there and watch those he loved the most die right before his eyes! He wouldn't simply stand by and watch as his beloved world fell to pieces! So, he trained in the hope of becoming more powerful, so that he could help Gohan fight those monsters, and defeat them once and for all.
A shrill scream alerted them both to what was happening outside. "We'd better get going," Gohan said, the rage building up in his voice. "Come on, Trunks!" Both student and mentor flew out of the broken window at a great speed, far beyond the capacity of a normal human. Now, there were even more deaths to add to the countless others who had lost their lives to the Androids…When will this nightmare end?
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With a half-lidded eye, Trunks watched as his mentor and dearest friend battled them, and knowing that he can't do anything to help. He tried to move an arm, but all of his muscles screamed in protest to even the slightest movement. That last attack from Android 18 really did him in; he was totally spent, yet Gohan was still fighting those monsters, doing everything possible to stop their reign of terror. This was definitely one of those times where he felt completely useless, that he's nothing but a heavy burden to be carried…
Golden flames erupted from around Gohan's muscular form, energy radiating from within. His eyes had turned a piercing blue, and he stared at the Androids, who were now used to the sight of his transformation. All three of them flew up in the air and immediately exchanged punches and kicks, all in a blur of movement that a normal eye wouldn't be fast enough to see. Trunks had seen it all before; it was the same battle every time. It was all the same, even how he was laying, stomach down, in the middle of the shattered street, his bruised face forced to the side by the hard pavement.
Trunks' eyes slowly drifted shut, his mind going into a state of dreamless sleep. He awoke sometime later in a room he had become quite familiar with: the infirmary inside the building of Capsule Corporation. He looked to his right and saw that Gohan was bandaged and now resting in the bed beside him, just like usual. Silently, Trunks answered his own sad question; The nightmare will never end…it just keeps going on and on, until we're dead…
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